Friday, 14 October 2016

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BREAKING: Final MACRA rule expands exemptions, flexibility
10:27:56 AM
Nearly a third of physicians could be exempt from Medicare's new merit-based incentive payment system under a final rule the CMS issued Friday. The CMS also signaled it would broaden the opportunities for physicians to participate in alternative...


Allina Health nurses ratify new contract
8:45:00 AM
Nurses at five Allina Health hospitals in Minnesota have approved a contract to return to work. Both the Minnesota Nurses Association and Allina Health say the nurses will return to work Sunday morning.


Trump effect could boost Medicaid expansion by swaying state elections
1:01:00 AM
November's gubernatorial and state legislative races in a number of states carry high stakes for millions of Americans who either could gain coverage under Medicaid expansion or lose coverage under any rollback. Those outcomes could be affected by...


CHS accused of fraud in Quorum Health spin-off
Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:04 PM
Troubled hospital giant Community Health Systems is under attack by an investment firm claiming the system knowingly provided inflated financial guidance to investors when marketing hospital chain Quorum Health.


ACLU can intervene in Utah drug database access lawsuit
Thursday, October 13, 2016 5:30 PM
The Utah case is only the second in the nation to weigh in on privacy concerns surrounding prescription drug record databases. The DEA lost a similar case in Oregon in 2014, which is currently pending appeal.


MACRA final rule is set to drop, maybe even this week
Thursday, October 13, 2016 4:28 PM
The CMS is poised to release the final rule on Medicare's new physician payment system, and doctors are anxious for details as tight deadlines under the law close in.


Racial disparity in breast cancer deaths raises call for personalized treatment
Thursday, October 13, 2016 3:40 PM
Black women continue to die from breast cancer at much higher rates than white women despite an overall decline in recent deaths, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.


CMS seeks to ease MACRA rollout by reducing physicians' administrative burdens
Thursday, October 13, 2016 1:16 PM
The CMS on Thursday announced a long-term initiative to improve physicians' experience with the Medicare program by reducing administrative burdens.


HHS defends plan to choose exchange coverage for consumers
Thursday, October 13, 2016 1:13 PM
The Obama administration said it must choose health plans for consumers on the Affordable Care Act marketplace because they might be at risk of losing coverage if their insurers abandon the exchanges.


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